Sunday, April 30, 2017

Video Game Description: Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron

The new Starz series "American Gods" premieres tonight at 9p. The show is adapted by Bryan Fuller ("Hannibal") and Michael Green ("Logan") from Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name. The first episode is directed by David Slade ("Hard Candy").

The fantasy series imagines a world in which gods exist, as long as people believe in them. That's why in humanity's modern society, their powers have been decreasing. This has given room for other gods to rise, gods that reflect modern day obsessions, like money, technology, and celebrity. Now, a war is brewing between the Old and New gods.

"Sleight" is a supernatural action drama from Jason Blum's BH Tilt, a subdivision of Blumhouse that is aimed for multi-platform releases. Like other Blumhouse productions, "Sleight" is a micro-budget thriller that subverts genre expectations by adding a superhero twist to its story, which focuses on a street magician (Jacob Latimore) who is left to care for his little sister (Storm Reid) after their parents' death. When his connections to the criminal underworld threaten his sister's life, he is forced to use his magic to save her.

Co-written and directed by J.D. Dillard, the film also stars Seychelle Gabriel, Dulé Hill, Sasheer Zamata and Michael Villar.

"Sleight" received a limited release in theaters and is expected to finish its opening weekend with $1-2 million. The film received mixed to positive reviews.

Saturday, April 29, 2017

The week of April 28, 2017 features new music album releases from The Cranberries, Mary J. Blige, Gorillaz, Willie Nelson, Lea Michele, Ryuichi Sakamoto, John Mellencamp, The Sneetches, Feist and more.

Video Game Description: Immerse yourself in Little Nightmares, a dark whimsical tale that will confront you with your childhood fears! Help Six escape The Maw – a vast, mysterious vessel inhabited by corrupted souls looking for their next meal.

The new Netflix series "Dear White People" is an adaptation of the 2014 film of the same name. Justin Simien returns to write and direct the first two and last episodes of the show. Other episodes are directed by Tina Mabry ("Queen of the South"), Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight"), Steven Tsuchida ("The Jim Gaffigan Show"), Nisha Ganatra and Charlie McDowell ("The One I Love").

The 10-episode series explores racial tensions at a mostly white Ivy League college. Tessa Thompson, who starred in the film, is replaced here by Logan Browning ("Powers"), while Brandon Bell reprises his role. Marque Richardson, Antoinette Robertson, John Patrick Amedori, DeRon Horton and Nia Long also star.

Directed by Ken Marino ("Burning Love"), the comedy "How to Be a Latin Lover" stars Eugenio Derbez as Maximo, an aging gigolo who is dumped by his 80-year-old millionaire wife, and finds himself forced to move in with his estranged sister (Salma Hayek) and her son (Raphael Alejandro) in her small apartment.

Friday, April 28, 2017

This week in theaters we have the social networking cautionary thriller "The Circle" starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, the comedy "How To Be a Latin Lover" and the Blumhouse mystery thriller "Sleight". In limited release, the horror film "Rupture" starring Noomi Rapace might be worth a look.

Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.

Video Game Description: What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

The third season of the British sitcom "Catastrophe" has premiered today in the U.S. via Amazon Prime Instant Video. Season 3 features Carrie Fisher's final TV role. She passed away shortly after finishing filming the season.

The series was created by and stars Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan as an American man and an Irish school teacher who navigate the full catastrophe of family life. The cast also includes Mark Bonnar, Jonathan Forbes, Daniel Lapaine and Ashley Jensen.

Based on Dave Eggers' novel of the same name, "The Circle" is a thriller that focuses on the digital technology that has allowed for social networking to take over our lives, and warns of the perils of voluntarily renouncing our privacy.

The story's protagonist is a young woman (Emma Watson), who is hired to work for the world's largest and most powerful tech & social media company, but soon realizes that a groundbreaking experiment led by the company's founder (Tom Hanks) threatens to destroy the boundaries of privacy, ethics and freedom, and her actions will determine the future of humanity.

The film is written and directed by James Ponsoldt ("The Spectacular Now") and co-written by author Dave Eggers. The cast also includes Karen Gillan, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Ellar Coltrane, Glenne Headly and Nate Corddry.

"The Circle" opened in theaters today and is expected to finish its opening weekend at the box-office with $10-12 million. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.

Video Game Description: DRAGON QUEST HEROES II is a hack-and-slash Action RPG that sends you on a new adventure to restore order to a once peaceful world filled with monsters and battles of epic proportions. Up to 4 players can play in cooperative multiplayer to defeat an unknown threat looming over the Seven Realms!

"Grow House" is a comedy written and directed by DJ Pooh ("Friday"). The film's title refers to properties that are usually located in suburban residential environments and are used to produce marijuana. The protagonists are two friends, Pat (DeRay Davis) and Darius (Lil' Duval) who decide to build their own marijuana growing business, legally certified growers to be more exact, and sell their crop to dispensaries.

The new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week of April 25th, 2017 include the Oscar-winning musical "La La Land", the nasty satire "Catfight", the fantasy action sequel "Underworld: Blood Wars", the music documentary "We Are X" and the interesting British entry in the zombie genre "The Girl With All the Gifts".

Also released this week is the first season of the TNT drama series "Animal Kingdom", which is based on the 2010 film of the same name written and directed by David Michôd.

We also have some new classic films released on Blu-ray this week, including the 1996 documentary "Microcosmos", Francis Ford Coppola's "Rumble Fish", "Tampopo", "Anatahan", "Man of La Mancha" and many more.

Check out all the new movies and TV shows released on DVD and Blu-ray after the jump.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Video Game Description: Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, you must choose your own adventure in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

Video Game Description: Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

The ten-episode Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" starts streaming today with the first three episodes, and the rest will be released on a weekly basis on Wednesdays.

The dystopian drama is based on Margaret Atwood's novel of the same name that envisioned a society in the near future where a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship has replaced the United States. Women are subjugated and some, called Handmaids, are assigned to the elites based on their fertility.

"Phoenix Forgotten" is a found footage horror film with a sci-fi twist produced by Ridley Scott ("Alien") and directed by Justin Barber. The film chronicles the final hours of a group of teenagers through unseen footage discovered 20 years later. The film's premise is based on the event known as "Phoenix Lights" that occured in Phoenix, Arizona and Sonora, Mexico on March 13, 1997.

"Phoenix Forgotten" premiered in the U.S. on April 21, 2017 and received mixed reviews from critics. It did not make the Top 10 at the box-office, grossing only $1.9 million from 1,592 theaters in its opening weekend.

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

"Great News" is a new sitcom created by "The Mindy Project" and "30 Rock" writer Tracey Wigfield and produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.

The series stars Briga Heelan as a cable TV news producer who faces an unexpected workplace challenge in the form of her own mother (Andrea Martin), who has joined the station as an intern. The cast also includes Horatio Sanz, John Michael Higgins, Nicole Richie and Adam Campbell.

"Great News" premieres tonight on NBC at 9p with two episodes. The next episodes will also be paired back-to-back in the following weeks. The first season will feature 10 episodes.

Video Game Description: Go behind enemy lines with the ultimate modern military shooter. Play as an American sniper dropped in Georgia, near Russian border. Choose your own path to accomplish your missions across an unforgiving open world.

National Geographic premieres "Genius", its first scripted series, tonight at 9p. The anthology series' first season will focus on Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein (Geoffrey Rush) and it's based on Walter Isaacson's book "Einstein: His Life and Universe"

Executive-produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, the series also stars Johnny Flynn, Emily Watson, Samantha Colley and Nicholas Rowe. Howard also directed the first episode. The show has already been renewed for a second season.

"Born in China" is a new documentary from Disney's independent division Disneynature in collaboration with Shanghai Media Group. Directed by Chuan Lu and narrated by John Krasinski and Xun Zhou, the film focuses on the lives of a panda and her cub, a two-year golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.

"Born in China" premiered in the U.S. on April 21st and received positive reviews from critics. It went on to gross $5.1 million in its opening weekend, placing fourth at the box-office and surpassing other new wide releases like "The Promise", "Unforgettable", "Free Fire" and "Phoenix Forgotten".

Monday, April 24, 2017

Video Game Description: Test your mettle in furious arena combat as you move, evade, and attack in any direction against pilots from every corner of the galaxy. Fight for glory, credits, and your life as the StarBlood Network broadcasts every lawless match for the universe to see. Whether it's single player Carnage death matches, Team Carnage death matches, or Invaders co-op, you'll be constantly challenged to step up your game and prove that you've got the skills to emerge victorious. The StarBlood Network cameras are on, everyone is watching, and there's no safe space in the Arena. Ready? You better be. Welcome to StarBlood Arena.

Video Game Description: The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again.

"Tramps" is a romantic comedy written and directed by Adam Leon ("Gimme the Loot") that follows a young man (Callum Turner) and woman (Grace Van Patten), who find love while carrying out a shady deal that takes them on a two-day odyssey through the boroughs and suburbs of New York City. Michal Vondel, Mike Birbiglia, Margaret Colin and Louis Cancelmi.

"Tramps" was screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and is now streaming via Netflix.

The historical drama "The Promise" tells the story of a love triangle set during the Armenian Genocide between a brilliant medical student (Oscar Isaac), a beautiful and sophisticated woman (Charlotte Le Bon), and a renowned Associated Press journalist (Christian Bale). The three share an Armenian heritage, and their conflicting passions are set aside as they join forces to save their people and survive the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

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For a second consecutive weekend at the box-office, "The Fate of the Furious" topped the charts and continued to sweep ticket sales worldwide, while newcomers "Unforgettable", "The Promise" and "Phoenix Forgotten" were overtaken by Disney's nature documentary "Born in China".

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Video Game Description: Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure! Cursed into a half-human, half-lizard monstrosity by the Meka-Dragon, you are in search for a cure! The only way you can return to human form is to find the Salamander Cross, a magical item with the power to remove curses...

Genre: Action, Adventure

Publisher: Lizardcube

Developer: DotEmu

Rating: E for Everyone 10 and older (Fantasy Violence, Use of Tobacco)

The Lifetime original series "Mary Kills People" premieres tonight at 10/9c. Created by Tara Armstrong ("Private Eyes"), the show stars Caroline Dhavernas ("Hannibal") as a a single mother and ER doctor who helps people in need end their lives with dignity. Her double life, however, is about to get very complicated.

The hit HBO comedy series "Silicon Valley" returns with a fourth season tonight at 10p. The series was created by Mike Judge ("Office Space") and "Blades of Glory" writers Dave Krinsky and John Altschuler, and it stars Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Josh Brener, Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani, Amanda Crew, Zach Woods and Matt Ross.